講義内容詳細:日本政治論Ⅰ(英語講義)

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年度/Academic Year 2020
授業科目名/Course Title (Japanese) 日本政治論Ⅰ(英語講義)
英文科目名/Course Title (English) Japanese Politics Ⅰ(in English)
学期/Semester 前期 単位/Credits 2
教員名/Instructor (Japanese) BOYD,James P.
英文氏名/Instructor (English) BOYD, James Patrick Ⅲ

講義概要/Course description
This course is designed to introduce students to politics in postwar Japan from the political science perspective of comparative politics.  The course proceeds in two parts.  The first introduces the course, considers the legacies of Japan’s prewar regime as well as the origin of its present democratic regime, and provides a stylized model of Japanese politics under the 1955 system period (1955-1993).  The second part of the course covers the key institutions and actors of postwar Japanese politics, including the executive, legislative and judicial branches of government, the party system, the electoral system, voters, civil society, the media and major organized interests such as business organizations and labor unions.  In each case, lectures and readings first present a picture of how these institutions and actors influenced politics and policy-making during the 1955 system period and then consider how and why these patterns have changed over the last two decades.  Weekly readings and graded assignments require students to spend about 120 minutes preparing for class each week.

For the Spring 2020 semester, this course will be taught online using Cisco Webex.  Students interested in taking this course can find it on Course Power under the title 日本政治論Ⅰ(its Japanese name).  After clicking on the course name, open the first folder labelled “Webex Access” and follow the instructions to connect with the first online class session, which will be taught in real time.  The first class session will be on Wednesday, May 6, 2nd period (11:00-12:30).
達成目標/Course objectives
The goals of the course are as follows:
① To help students learn to apply political science concepts and approaches to the study of politics in postwar Japan.
② To provide students with an understanding of the major institutions and actors in postwar Japanese politics and how their roles and influence have changed over time.
履修条件(事前に履修しておくことが望ましい科目など)/Prerequisite
None
授業計画/Lecture plan
1
授業計画/Class Course Overview: Why Study Japanese Politics?
事前学習/Preparation No readings
事後学習/Reviewing Review class notes
2
授業計画/Class Prewar Legacies
事前学習/Preparation Readings:
Noguchi, Yukio. 1998. “The 1940 System: Japan under the Wartime Economy.” The American Economic Review 88, 2: 404-407.
Pyle, Kenneth. 2006. “Profound Forces in the Making of Modern Japan.” Journal of Japanese Studies 32, 2 (Summer): 393-418.
事後学習/Reviewing Review class notes
3
授業計画/Class The Occupation and the Postwar Constitution
事前学習/Preparation Readings:
Baerwald, Hans. 2003. “The Occupation of Japan as an Exercise in ‘Regime Change’: Reflections after Fifty Years by a Participant.” JPRI Occasional Paper 29.
Boyd, J. Patrick. 2014. “Reasoning Revision: Is Japan’s Constitution Japanese?” Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies 22: 47-68.
Constitution of Japan: http://japan.kantei.go.jp/constitution_and_government_of_japan/constitution_e.html
事後学習/Reviewing Review class notes
4
授業計画/Class The 1955 System
事前学習/Preparation Readings:
Masumi, Junnosuke. 1988. “The 1955 System in Japan and Its Subsequent Development.” Asian Survey 28, 3 (March): 286-306.
Samuels, Richard. 2001.“Kishi and Corruption: An Anatomy of the 1955 System.” JPRI Working Paper No. 83 (December).
事後学習/Reviewing Review class notes
5
授業計画/Class The Prime Minister and Cabinet
事前学習/Preparation Readings:
Krauss, Ellis and Benjamin Nyblade. 2005. “’Presidentialization’ in Japan? The Prime Minister, Media and Elections in Japan.” British Journal of Political Science 35, 2 (April): 357-368.
Shinoda, Tomohito. 2005. “Japan’s Cabinet Secretariat and Its Emergence as Core Executive.” Asian Survey 45, 5 (September/October): 800-821.
事後学習/Reviewing Review class notes and study for Quiz #1
6
授業計画/Class The National Bureaucracy
事前学習/Preparation Readings:
Tsuneki, Atsushi. 2012. “Japanese Bureaucracy.” Japanese Economy 39, 3: 49-68.
Pempel, T.J. 1992. “Bureaucracy in Japan.” PS: Political Science and Politics 25, 1 (March): 19-24.
事後学習/Reviewing Review class notes
7
授業計画/Class The Diet
事前学習/Preparation Readings:
House of Representatives Website: “Diet Functions”:
http://www.shugiin.go.jp/internet/itdb_english.nsf/html/statics/guide/dietfun.htm
House of Councillors Website: “A Brief History,” “Organization,” “Relationship to Other Bodies,” “Legislative Procedure,” & “Activities”:
http://www.sangiin.go.jp/eng/guide/history/index.htm
事後学習/Reviewing Review class notes
8
授業計画/Class The Judiciary
事前学習/Preparation Readings:
Haley, John. 2005. “The Japanese Judiciary: Maintaining Integrity, Autonomy and the Public Trust.” Faculty Working Papers Series Paper No. 05-10-01 (October): 1-30.
事後学習/Reviewing Review class notes and work on paper assignment
9
授業計画/Class The Party System and the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP)
事前学習/Preparation Readings:
Krauss, Ellis & Robert Pekkanen. 2010.  “The Rise and Fall of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party.” The Journal of Asian Studies 69, 1 (February): 5-15.
事後学習/Reviewing Review class notes and work on paper assignment
10
授業計画/Class Opposition Parties and One-Party Dominance
事前学習/Preparation Readings:
Kushida, Kenji & Phillip Lipscy. 2013. “The Rise and Fall of the Democratic Party of Japan.” In Japan under the DPJ: The Politics of Transition and Governance Kushida Kenji & Phillip Lipscy, eds.  Brookings/Shorenstein APARC : 3-42.
事後学習/Reviewing Review class notes, work on paper assignment, and study for Quiz #2
11
授業計画/Class The Changing Voter and the Electoral System I: The 2005 Lower House Election
事前学習/Preparation Readings:
Estevez-Abe, Margarita. 2006.  “Japan’s Shift Toward a Westminster System: A Structural Analysis of the 2005 Lower House Election and Its Aftermath.” Asian Survey 46, 4 (July/August): 632-651.
事後学習/Reviewing Review class notes and work on paper assignment
12
授業計画/Class The Changing Voter and the Electoral System II: The 2007 Upper House Election
事前学習/Preparation Readings:
Govella, Kristi and Steven Vogel. 2008. “Japan in 2007: A Divided Government.” Asian Survey 48, 1 (January/February): 97-106.
事後学習/Reviewing Review class notes
13
授業計画/Class Organized Interests
事前学習/Preparation Readings:
Miura, Mari. 2008. “Labor Politics in Japan during ‘the Lost Fifteen Years’: From the Politics of Productivity to the Politics of Consumption.” Labor History 49, 2 (May): 161–176.
事後学習/Reviewing Review class notes
14
授業計画/Class Civil Society and the Media
事前学習/Preparation Readings:
Tsujinaka, Yutaka & Robert Pekkanen. 2007. “Civil Society and Interest Groups in Contemporary Japan.” Pacific Affairs 80, 3 (Fall): 419-437.
Taniguchi, Masaki. 2007. “Changing Media, Changing Politics in Japan.” Japanese Journal of Political Science 8, 1 (April): 147-166.
事後学習/Reviewing Review class notes
15
授業計画/Class Review/Final Exam
事前学習/Preparation No readings
Prepare for final exam
事後学習/Reviewing Prepare for final exam
授業方法/Method of instruction
Each class will be an interactive lecture in which the instructor explains material from the assigned readings while asking questions of students and responding to questions they raise. Please note that the final exam (currently planned to be given online as a Course Power “Test” during class time) may be replaced with a short essay test to be submitted as a report if enrollment size allows. In addition, group work activities will be contemplated within the constraints of the online environment.
成績評価方法/Evaluation
1 試験 Exam 60% Quizzes (2 X 10%), Final Exam (40%)
2 レポート Report 20% Short Paper on Assigned Topic
3 平常点 In-class Points 20% Class Participation
教科書/Textbooks
 コメント
Comments
1 There is no assigned textbook for this course.
参考書/Reference books
 コメント
Comments
 
1 One to two articles will be assigned per week from political science and area studies journals covering Japanese politics. PDF versions of the assigned articles will be made available to all students.
メッセージ/Message
This course is ideal for students with interests in political science, comparative politics, and Japanese politics and policy-making.
その他/Others
Students should be aware that the class will be conducted entirely in English.  The instructor is a native English speaker.  Please also note the syllabus is subject to change once the semester begins.
キーワード/Keywords
postwar Japanese politics         comparative politics     comparative government     area studies